Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
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ingly, serve it prettily, and have it hot
smoking hot, not merely warm.
Give your cook to understand that she
must be down in the morning in time
to get ready tho break fast with as much
care 40 she bestows upon the dinner.
Be down your self at the moment of
dishing it. to see to its being served
temptingly.
If summer, and your home is in the
country, always have a few flowers on
the breakfast table, no matter what you
do at other meals. Even a few daisies
or clover blossoms, with the dew still
on them, lend a grace that is pleasing.
If winter, have highly-colored fruit, if
possible, such as oranges. If your
purse cannot afford this, see that at
least the silver is shining, the coffee
pot bright, and the table has an air of
warmth and comfort. An aid to this
is a red tablecloth in winter; but be
sure that it is clean and spotless. Do
not allow it to be left on the table be
tween meals. but substitute a different |
one for this purpose. |
INSECTS ON VINES.
A correspondent of the American
Agriculturist says with reference to in |
seets on vines: On a trial last year
with field of melons we found few
handsful of tobacco stems, out small in a
fodder cutter, and scattered around tho
hill and under the vines. effected COM
plete exemption from attacks by the
various insects which injure melons,
squashes and cucumbers. The squash
vine borer even, took a dislike to the
tobacco, and gave no trouble. The rain
washes some of soluble parts of the
tobacco into the ground, and SO protects
the roots from the small larve of the
striped beetle, which cause the vines to
wilt. If, as it is supposed, insects find
their food by the sense of smell, the
overpowering oder of the tobacco ac-
! counts for its preventative effect.
In adiscussion On "Grape Culture" at
arecent meeting of farmers in Boston,
one of the speakers said. The insect
which has troubled me more than any,
thing else has been the rose bug. And
the only remedy have tried has been
hand picking. For the last two years
\ they have troubled me very little. I
have spent very little time picking them,
but years before that I frequently had
two and three men and sometimes four
men picking them all the morning, be-
cause they must be taken in the morn
ing, before it gets warm, for number,
of days. Ny practice generally has
been to take tin pail, or some vessel
and pick ahem into it. I 90 along the
vines. holding the pail under them, and
shaking the vines, they will drop off in
to the pail. But they must be taken
before it is too WARM. That is the only
way I have found of destroying them.
Its a .laborious way, but it must be
done, because a.few of these insects in
a field will destroy great many grapes,
and it is best to take them before they
attack the blossoms, and before they
attack the leaves.
A WOMAN WHO HAS WON HER wA1-
Albany Journal: Miss Mary Boosh is
said to be going abroad for rest, and
one of the papers, in commenting upon
| it, calls her *4the septuagenarian editor
of Harper's Fashion Weekly" Miss
Booth is no'longer young, but doubt
| if she is 60, and she is well preserved
of her age, retains her thick, gray hair,
strong, sound teeth, and her erect fig
ure. Every morningear that is earlB
for asjournalist say 10 O. clockor there
abouts- arrives at the little den
whereher work is done in the franklin
Square Building, and is steadily at hes
desk until #. She seems to have no
assistants. For twenty five years she
has been the "translator in ordinary ~
for the Harpefs, and for twelve years
the editor of the Bazaar.
.FARM ACCOUNTS.
Theshabit. of keeping farm accounts
will help a man to acquire informa-
ton which he can acquire in no other
way. He stands on his feet when he
knows forhimself what every product
he markets costs him, and therefore
its real value, because he knows wheth-
er it pays him ito go on producing a
certain crop, ana what part of his farm
is better adapted to it than another.
This, again, leads directly to an incpeas-
ed production, for the plain reason
thatit proceeds aecordingto the accept
ed laws Of economy.
| Seed TEST.
A good away to find out whether
seeds will sprout, ID to fill a gallon crock
nearly full .of mellow soil and cover
with one elsa of piece of muslin twice
as large as .the creek. Wet Through
! and through with hot water. Sprinkle
|, the seed on the cloth, throw the other
END of it over them, put half an inch of
soil on top, and keep in a warm place
Cor four or fs@, days. Then turn back
cloth and SEQ vhat YOU have. -. ...
FEERING HORSES.
gIEe ordinary system of feeding horses.
says the Stockman,is to say the least, a
very careless one. TheMs are tons of
how ~ stad in he an anUer II Is an nasv